Cops blasted for breakfast photo which could 'offend' vegans

The rural crime team in North Wales has come under fire for posting a photo of their pre-meeting big breakfast cook-up on Twitter.

The photo, showing a classic breaky spread of sausages, bacon, eggs, beans and toast, was labelled potentially offensive to their vegetarian and vegan followers.

Twitter user 'Diana’ made the allegation, calling the post "thoughtless" and suggesting the local police should stop posting photos of their meaty breakfasts online.

Dozens were quick to show their disapproval for the comment and defend their local law enforcement and the fatty fry-ups they love to share.

And comment on the alarming amount of baked beans on that table...

Despite the few followers dissatisfied with the team’s choice of breakfasts, they seem to be doing something right.

According to crime team manager Rob Taylor the popular account receives "1.9 million interactions per month," leaving many officers having to engage with posts "on [their] own time and on days off."

"With 1.9 million interactions per month with our site, it’s becoming overwhelming for us to actually reply," he said in a video post on Wales Online.

It’s become so overwhelming in fact, that Taylor announced the team will be significantly reducing the amount of comments they respond to, but said despite what some UK media outlets have suggested, this has nothing to do with vegans "getting upset by [their] breakfasts."